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a plus sign appears, it means that the number given is a 

 minimum. Thus 7+ signifies that there were at least seven 

 brothers and sisters in the family under consideration, A 

 similar plus sign in the column for the birth-rank of the littera- 

 teur means that he was seventh or later born. 



A plus sign in the appropriate column indicates that the 

 person under consideration was married, a minus sign that he 

 never married. 



A plus sign after the figure indicating the number of children 

 born to the litterateur means that there was reason for suppos- 

 ing that there were other children, the number of whom could 

 not be ascertained. 



A few words and figures are marked by interrogation points, 

 to indicate that their accuracy is subject to question. 



